Engineering Could we actually build a space elevator? Andrea James

a lovely book to trumpet Arnold the Elephant is stranded on a small, rocky, deserted island in Leo Timmers's new book. Elías Villoro

museums The smallest museum in the world: The "Mmuseumm" Popkin

television Excellent collection of Soviet television computer graphics from the 1980s David Pescovitz

bitcoin The wild world of bitcoin erotica Mark Frauenfelder

Unreal estate Ultrarich complain that their superskinny tower is a shoddily-built mess Clive Thompson

dupe Vermont high school takes over Macy's space Kevin Reome

education High school moved into empty Macy's department store David Pescovitz

movies 50 Great Cult Films Gareth Branwyn

seattle This 3D animation shows you what's inside Seattle's famous Space Needle Mark Frauenfelder

Japan Tokyo Listening – an interview with author Lorraine Plourde Roger Park

trumpism Foxconn's inconsistent, chaotic behavior in Wisconsin looks awfully grifty Cory Doctorow

rpgs What's new in tabletop gaming (February 2019 edition) Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants Increasing accessibility to increase bookstore profits Cory Doctorow

fake news Royal assassins, JFK assassins, and Ronan Farrow character assassination, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

sexism Ellen Pao on Silicon Valley sexism Rob Beschizza

happy mutants A climbable personal library in an old elevator shaft Cory Doctorow

Technology Trump meets with tech leaders: Apple, Facebook, Google, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Tesla, Intel Xeni Jardin

psychology How to behave in an elevator David Pescovitz

surveillance Hidden "anti-crime" mics are proliferating on US public transit, recording riders' conversations Cory Doctorow